The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Been 6 Months, Finally There Is A Waiver To Pay For BPJS Employment

BPJS Labor Force Building. (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The government has issued Government Regulation (PP) Number 49 of 2020 concerning Adjustment of Employment Social Security Program Contribution During Non-Natural Disaster of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The legislation was signed on August 31 and comes into effect since it was promulgated on September 1.

Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said the reason for issuing PP Number 49 of 2020 was because the government set the relaxation or discount of the dues to be 6 months, from the previous 3 months.

Furthermore, Ida explained, this fee adjustment aims to provide protection for participants, the continuity of the business world and the continuity of the implementation of the employment social security program during the non-natural disaster of COVID-19.

"Why is the decline only now? Because the relaxation period is longer, we plan to do it in March or April at that time. We plan for only 3 months. But now relaxation is given for 6 months," he said, in a video conference, Wednesday, September 9.

There are three types of relaxation of BP Jamsostek dues issued by Government Regulation Number 49 of 2020. First, the leniency of the deadline for work accident insurance contributions (JKK), life insurance contributions (JKM), old age security contributions (JHT) and pension security contributions (JP) every month. Initially, it must be paid on the 15th to the 30th of the following month.

Second, the JKK and JKM contributions are reduced by 99 percent of the monthly contribution obligations. Finally, postponement of payment of part of the Pension Security (JP) contribution of 99 percent of the obligation every month. Thus, this relaxation provision starts from the labor social security program contributions from August to January 2021.

"This is really special given the 99 percent relaxation. Today we will launch it and socialize it," he said.

Ida emphasized that with the adjustment of labor social security contributions, the rights of participants to obtain employment social security benefits are still implemented in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.

"The one who is relaxed is the payment, but if the benefits are not relaxed. The benefits remain as usual when there is no relaxation of the payment of the dues," said Ida.

Meanwhile, in order to obtain relaxation, based on Article 13 paragraph (1) requires employers, participants who receive wages and participants who do not receive wages who registered before August 2020 to be given JKK and JKM contribution relief after paying the contributions until July 2020.

If there is an excess, then the excess JKK and JKM contributions are calculated for the payment of the JKK contribution and the next JKM contribution.